Juarez Crisis: Rebels Demand Surrender and Threaten Attack
Juarez Mexico braces as 700 rebels under Gen Pasquale Orozco encamp 12 miles away and demand surrender within six hours. Foreigner evacuation urged while rails are rebuilt after a wartime bridge burn. U S border patrol readies reinforcements as talks and troop movements unfold.
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Juarez
Mex
Pasquale Orozco
Emile Campa
EF. C. Liorente
el Paso
Pancho Villa
Chihuahua
Tex
Col. E. C. Steever
Fourth Cavalry
United States Border Guard
Washington
Mexico Northwestern
Banche
Bauche
Antonio Rojas
Tez Salazar
Emilio Campa
Jury Hung On Snead Murder Case In Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas the jury trying J B W Snead Amarillo banker for the murder of Captain A G Boyce on January 18 sent a written request to Judge Swayne asking for discharge. The twelve jurors report they are hopelessly split seven to five and refuse to reveal their position.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. WB. Snead
Amarillo
A. G. Boyce
Swayne
Woman Dies Saving Babies in Luzerne Fire
Wilkesbarre Pa Feb 27 A woman named Meza died in a Luzerne County house fire while attempting to rescue her six children She entered the burning home three times pulling four children to safety The floor collapsed on the fourth attempt sending the mother and two infants to the debris site.
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Wilkesbarre
Meza
Luzerne
No Settlement Yet in Big Coal Strike Talks
London reports after a day of talks between miners and operators nothing decisive emerged. Premier Asquith warned troops could man coal railways, fueling rumors that government forces may operate mines, while some miners and operators still seek a final adjustment amid fear of disrupted shipping as coal moves to American routes.
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London
Asquith
England
Scotland
South Wales
United States
RELEASE BRANDT TODAY IN NEW YORK COURT
Foulke E. Brandt Schiff valet is nearly freed in New York as Judge Crain adjourned court while Brandt’s attorney Mirabeau L. Towns sought bond under a habeas corpus writ signed by Justice Gerard. A bail release hearing is set for today in general sessions with expected liberty before noon.
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New York
Foulke KE. Brandt
Schiff Valet
Crain
Brandt
Mirabeau L. Towns
Gerard
Supreme Court
Liberty
Messiah shooter sparks panic in British House of Commons
A man dressed as a cleric calling himself the Messiah fired several shots toward the ceiling in the outer lobby of the House of Commons in London. The incident caused a stampede as MPs fled and the gunman was arrested and removed while shouting hands off the Messiah.
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London
England
House of Commons
Bomb in Chicago Grocery House Threatens City Block
Ten pounds of dynamite formed a powerful bomb found in the basement of Giuseppe Matalone's wholesale grocery at 832 Austin Avenue. A lit fuse was extinguished by a blizzard saving lives. Matalone has faced years of threats and past bomb damage to his shop as neighbors panicked after the discovery.
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Chicago
Los Angeles Times
Guiseppe Matalone
Austin Avenue
Mat
Educators Hold Session on Education Reform
President Charles E. Chadsey opened a joint meeting of the National Education Association’s department of superintendence and other educational groups. They discussed adjusting curricula and school organization to boost pupil efficiency and reduce wasted school time.
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St. Louis
Charles E. Chadsey
Department of
National Education Association
MILLIONS FOR NAVAL BASE
Secretary of the Navy Meyer told the naval affairs committee he would sell Boston New York and Portsmouth yards for 24000000 to fund a great naval base at Narragansett Pier Rhode Island. Congressman H H Bingham the fathers of the house is seriously ill with heart trouble at his home aged seventy.
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Washington
Meyer
Committee On Naval Affairs
Boston
New York
Portsmouth
Navy Department
Narragansett Pier
R. I
Philadelphia
H. H. Bingham
South Twelfth Street
Bingham
Score Injured in Wreck on Third Avenue Trains
An elevated railroad accident on New York's Third avenue injured a score of passengers. One train collided with the rear of another at One Hundred and Sixty-sixth street.
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New York
Third Avenue
Aunt Delia Torrey Questions Roosevelt Second Term Bid
Miss Delia Torrey of Milbury aunt of President Taft says she is sorry Roosevelt will seek another term. She believes Taft will be renominated and re elected, and adds public sentiment favors Taft despite Roosevelt’s bid. Dr H J Smith has accepted the presidency of Washington and Lee University in Lexington Va.
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Taft
Worcester
Mass
Delia
Torrey of
Milbury
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Torrey
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington and Lee University
Charlotte, N. C
H. J. Smith
Lexington, Va
Daily Diet Hints From Dr. T. J. Allen
The article argues for a simple staple diet and warns against overconsumption of many foods. Lettuce and cabbage provide minerals and easy digestion, while radishes turnips horseradish and asparagus add unwanted digestion strain and kidney load. It urges choosing two or three best foods at a time to save vitality.
American swimmer Dorothy Taylor to wed aviator Grahame White
New York reports Miss Dorothy Taylor a society swimmer and hurdler is engaged to Grahame White the English aviator. She praises sky craft and defends the no skirt bathing suit saying wet skirts cling and trunks are practical.
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New York
Dorothy Taylor
Grahame White
Miss Taylor
Washington
Grahame-White
Newport
Cummins Urges General Pension Legislation
Senator Cummins of Iowa advocated broad pension reform in Washington, arguing the extra funds should come from taxing individual and corporate wealth tied to soldiers’ service. He then departed for Iowa where his father is ill.
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Washington
Senator Cummins
Iowa
Cummins
Paterson Strike Stayed As Mills Weigh New Wage Schedules
Paterson New Jersey February 27 Broad Silk Manufacturers association moved to draft new wage schedules to fit varying mill conditions and as result the general strike is temporarily halted.
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Paterson
N. J
Broad Silk Manufacturers’ Association
Woman Dies Saving Pets in Montreal Fire
Ottawa reports Mrs. Elizabeth Moore burned to death February 27 after reentering a blazing Montreal house to rescue four cats and other pets.
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Ottawa
Ont
Elizabeth Moore
Montreal
Pity the Poor Umpires in Cleveland History
Cleveland on February 27 reports veteran AL umpire Hilly Evans urges public scrutiny of umpire decisions citing past bottle incidents and seeks understanding of how umpires err in big league games.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hilly Evans
Stops Dating of Darrow Trial Prohibited by Appeals Court
Los Angeles date: The district court of appeals issues a writ stopping Presiding Judge George S. Hutton from setting a trial date for Clarence Darrow. The Darrow case, former chief counsel of the McNamaras, is listed to come up today.
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Darrow
Los Angeles
Cal
District Court of Appeals
George S. Hutton
Supreme Court
Clarence
McNamaras
Toledo Buys Pitcher L Cheney and Catcher Gelb
Toledo Ohio reports pitcher Larry Cheney and catcher Gelb were purchased by Toledo from the Lancaster club in a February deal.
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Toledo
L. Cheney
Larry Cheney
Gelb
Lancaster QO
Lord Tennyson’s Son Fined as Milkman at Court
Lord Tennyson, son of the poet laureate, appeared at a Isle of Wight petty session court. A magistrate fined him four dollars for failing to have his name on milk cans and carta as required.
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Lord Tennyson
London
Isle of Wight
Mine Conference Opens Over Authorship of Anthracite Strike
Conference between operators and miners in New York discusses the looming strike in the anthracite regions. George F. Baer chairs the operators committee while John P. White and Dempsey Fahy Kennedy lead the miners. The contract ends March 31 and workers seek a 20 percent wage increase, eight hour day, union dues collection, and other reforms to take effect April 1, 1912.
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New York
George F. Baer
John P. White
Dempsey, Fahy
Kennedy
Conciliation Board
Carioad
Western Union license revoke ordered in Wisconsin
Secretary of State Freur announced that on March 18 the state license of Western Union Telegraph Co. will be revoked following Walter L. Houser of Mondovi's request. The move cites removal of a state case Houser filed to federal court in violation of state law. Attorneys plan a petition for a writ of mandamus.
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Madison
Wis
Freur
Western Union Telegraph Company
Walter L. Houser
Mondovi
Houser
FITZ RAVING ONCE AGAIN IN DETROIT ABOUT JOHNSON JEFFRIES
Bob Fitzsimmons, former heavyweight champion, claims Jeffries was doped in the 1910 fight and that betting odds favored Jeffries. He predicts Johnson will dominate Flynn and describe the bout as a costly trap for Burns. Also reported is police news: Edward Kinman, ex-boxer, arrested in a taxi robbery involving $25,000.
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Detroit
Mich
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tommy Burns
Heid
New York
Waldo
Detective Bureau
Edward Kinman
Roosevelt Advocates Referendum and Recall in Speeches
Former President Roosevelt addressed a joint session at the Massachusetts state house on February 27 urging direct primaries and endorsing the initiative and referendum with safeguards. He defended recall of judicial decisions affecting constitutional interpretations while insisting he is not advocating a wholesale recall. He argued democracy rests on the people and urged legislators to be servants of the public, not masters.
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Boston
Mass
Roosevelt
State House
House
Senate
Wholevat
Bian
Girls Leap From Flames During Factory Fire In Newark
Fire at a Newark three story brick factory traps workers on upper floors. Women and men leap from second story windows as the first floor burns. Volunteers pull those who fall from the windows to safety. Two girls taken to hospital with injuries.
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Newark
N. J
Princess Mary Improves After Influenza Attack
London reports Princess Mary third child of the king and queen shows a slight health improvement after an influenza illness. Doctors say her condition has stabilized and she is responding to treatment.
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Mary
London
Princess Mary
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